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- PROCLAMATIONS, 1909. 2235 Given under my hand and the seal of the United States at Washington, the 27th day of February in the year of our Lord [simu,.] 1909, and of the Independence of the United States the one hundred and thirty-third. Tnmononn Roosmvmzr By the President: Ronmrr Bacon Secretary of State. BY mm PRESIDENT or run Uivrrrzn Srsrzs or- Aumnrca F•¤¤¤w¤» 1909- A PROCLAMATION · '. WHEREAS, it appears that the public good will be romoted b Mmm N°°i°¤¤* adding to the Arkansas National Forest certain land;) within th5eF£`ii1:I State of Arkansas, which are in art covered with timber; ‘°'°""°m‘ Now, therefore, I, Theodore Boosevelt, President of the United $g,_'¤;,*;,'°¤,,6°¤'°'¢°d· States of America, by virtue of the power in me vested by the Act of ` Congress, ag>roved June fourth, eighteen hundred and nmety-seven, entitled, “Act Making appropriations for sundry civil expenses of the Government for the fiscal ear ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and ninety-eight, and for other purposes," do proclaim that the Arkansas National Forest is hereby enlarged and that its boundaries are as shown on the dia am forming a part hereof. The withdrawal madeahlv proclamation shall, as to all lands , Pg.? ¤¤¤¤ M ¤- which are at this date leg y appropgated under the public land laws °° ' or reserved for any public Iilurpose, subject to, ami) shall not 'interfere with or defeat legal rig ts under such appropriation, nor prevent the use for such pub ic purpose of lands so reserved, so long as such appropriation is egally maintained, or such reservation remains in force. ‘ This proclamation shall not prevent the settlement and entry of ¢,g{*gjl*;*“m_*¤¤°* any lands heretofore opened to settlement and entigf under the Act of Congress approved June eleventh, nineteen hundre and six, entitled, "An Act to provide for the entry of Agricultural lands within forest reserves." IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be aflixed. Done at the City of Washington this 27th day of February, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and nine, [sam,.] and of the Independence of the United States the one hundred and thirty-third. 'l`111·:ovom·: Roosmvrznr By the President: Roamvr Bacon S ecrctary of State. BY run Pm-zsioicxr or rum IIXITED STATES or Ammuci M=¤¤¤2»1¤<>9· A PROCLAMATION VVHEREAS, an Executive Order dated July second, nineteen hun- ufgjg Q:,";,';},' F•*· dred and eight, consolidated portions of the Stanislaus, Sierra, Tahoe, Preamble. ' and Inyo National Forests under the name of the Mono National m§[“’pp' 21°°'m5· Forest; W ol. M, p. 3232. And whereas, it a pears that the public good will be promoted by adding to the Mono Rational Forest certain lands within the States of Califomia and Nevada, which are in part covered with timber;